On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:26:22 -0200 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <barbi...@profusion.mobi> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Michael Blumenkrantz > <michael.blumenkra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:11:47 -0200 > > Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <barbi...@profusion.mobi> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Jeff Hoogland <jeffhoogl...@linux.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Is it possible to "link" multiple lists together so they scroll at the > >> > same > >> > time? > >> > >> you could simulate this (I do not recommend) by creating your own > >> gengrid item class and style. This style would define multiple Edje > >> parts, the cells for those columns. These have fixed size (ie: 200px), > >> or proportional size (ie: 20%) or even be dynamically calculated and > >> expand horizontally based on some factor (the largest label?). In the > >> last case you'd have to go and call item.update() for every item, so > >> they can expand to the new maximum size. > >> > >> What I do recommend is you to look at every modern GUI and none of > >> those use these anymore. It's usually used for large number of items, > >> where the number of information can be overwhelming. You better > >> segment the information and plan what to show. For instance, the > >> package manager you sent should do what it delegate to user... come > >> on, show the "installed version" and "available version"? Why not just > >> an icon with tri-state: installed and updated, installed and outdated, > >> uninstalled. Could even not be an icon, but a bg color to make it easy > >> to spot. If I were doing a package manager, I'd as well merge similar > >> packages with different parts, as it's useless to have them in the > >> main list, just click to open more details (instead of show -dev, > >> -dbg, -examples, -doc... you just show package name, click and it > >> expand (or another window/popup/frame) show each element and status. > > > > while I agree that it's misused in most cases, I still see no better > > alternative for a desktop music player gui. the ability to dynamically > > see/sort aligned rows containing artist/track/title does not seem to be > > replaceable. > > It's a matter of getting used. For instance, I'm using iTunes > (http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/) and like the new GUI, they > still have that view as an options, and that's the view when you > choose "all music", but they have these other that are nice to use: > > - > http://images.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/images/redesigned_player_albumview.jpg > you click the album and it expands in line with the music. > - > http://images.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/images/redesigned_player_bonusfeatures1.jpg > similar to the album, you click the artist and it will show albums and > top music. > - http://37signals.com/svn/images/itunes-album-view-large.jpg > previous album view, in list-like mode. > > The last one is more similar to a list, but as you can see it's not a > regular list, as some cells are expanded vertically inside an album. > So it's a custom widget/view as well. > > -- > Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri > http://profusion.mobi embedded systems > -------------------------------------- > MSN: barbi...@gmail.com > Skype: gsbarbieri > Mobile: +55 (19) 9225-2202 hm that's kinda neat. I suppose I could see getting used to that, and it would look nice if I wanted something to show off, but I'd still prefer my extremely bland column-view for everyday use :/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
